my brother said the Iranians attacked and took a foreign oil platform, he

[sam sarrha]

totally believes all the bullshit they spread ..

anybody hear anything about this..

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. That could explain this line of thinking:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1969739

[ceile]

2. Yes, they did.

A Romanian oil rig that is being repaired off the coast. They fired on their ship and then boarded it. I'll try and get a link.

on edit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5282938.stm

[GrapesOfWrath]

3. Probably referring to this...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=adVreywC1G_k&refer=home


Iran's Navy Attacks and Boards Romanian Rig in Gulf (Update3)

By Andy Critchlow and Marc Wolfensberger

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Iran attacked and seized control of a Romanian oil rig working in its Persian Gulf waters this morning one week after the Iranian government accused the European drilling company of ``hijacking'' another rig.

An Iranian naval vessel fired on the rig owned by Romania's Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) in the Salman field and took control of its radio room at about 7:00 a.m. local time, Lulu Tabanesku, Grup's representative in the United Arab Emirates said in a phone interview from Dubai today.

``The Iranians fired at the rig's crane with machine guns,'' Tabanesku said. ``They are in control now and we can't contact the rig.'' The Romanian company has 26 workers on the platform, he said.

Iran, which holds the world's second-largest oil and gas reserves, is due to respond today to a European Union-led offer of incentives aimed at persuading it to halt uranium enrichment activities that are crucial to its nuclear program.

[SoCalDem]

8. Just HOW many "2nd-largest-oil/gas-reserves" ARE there?

We were told that IRAQ was 2nd.. and lately Canada was mentioned as the 2nd because of the tar-sands... Venezuela was also called 2nd a while back..

It's getting downright Zarqawian :)

[seriousstan]

4. You should do some research before calling B.S.. It makes you look

uninformed and kneejerk.

Romania says oil rig attacked by Iran

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3773813a12,00.html

European Stocks Erase Gains After Iran Attacks Gulf Oil Rig

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a6urPDqQgYYg&refer=home

Iranian troops fire on Romanian oil rig

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_on_re_eu/romania_iran_shooting

[sam sarrha]

7. i did search using different topic combinations,found nothing.. i did NOT

say the story id bullshit, i said he believes all their bullshit, he is always sending me bogus crap about Clinton not taking OBL from the Somalians, and and Ollie North got a free million dollar fence to protect him from threats from before there was an OBL.. yakyakyakyak

[MADem]

5. It's totally true. They took hostages as well. It just wasn't a US rig.

Iran is parsing, and saying that surrounding the rig and not letting anyone on or off isn't 'seizing.' http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/08/68BFF139-A8A1-44A1-B3BF-3EC3C1E4F159.html

And then they said it wasn't a seizure if the POLICE did it, instead of the MILITARY...!!!

http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Oil_and_Gas/10062262.html

But there's a warship circling the thing, and cops with guns aboard the rig...

[Rex]

6. I hope they had a good reason.

That would be like our Coast guard and SWAT 'seizing' an oil rig (not a small object) and for what purpose? Better have a good reason, IMO.

[sam sarrha]

9. thank you very much, i dont have any time, i am moving to NC from TN all

by myself.. with 4 bad disks in my back, and fix up the house and yard, hand it over to the Realtor and get Back to NC and find a place for the movers to take it all to.. i am really tired.. thanks again DU'rs